The Hails Release New Single 'Breathless'
by Michael Major - February 16, 2023 Five-piece indie outfit The Hails unveil their next single “Breathless,” and set a run of upcoming tour dates supporting The Happy Fits. Dreamily sliding from a leisurely guitar-driven stroll into a swanky groove, “Breathless” tier by tier climbs in intricacy until a sharp, punctuated ending on an e...
Casting Announced For HAMLET at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2021 Shakespeare's Globe has announced the full cast of Hamlet which will be performed for the very first time in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by the Globe Ensemble, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes....
iskwē Sparks Up On New Single 'I Get High' Featuring Nina Hagen
by Michael Major - April 20, 2023 Inspired by the freedom of letting go of what others think, “I Get High” is a gothic tale that dives into the depths of despair. Co-written and produced by seven-time GRAMMY nominee Damian Taylor (Björk, The Killers, Bomba Estéreo) and recorded at Panoram Studio in Mexico City, “I Get High” is the f...
VIDEO: Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal New Single 'Black Summer'
by Michael Major - February 04, 2022 Red Hot Chili Peppers will unveil their new, twelfth full-length album, Unlimited Love. It notably marks their first recording with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006 and first with producer and longtime collaborator Rick Rubin since 2011. To herald Unlimited Love, the Los Angeles band just shared...
Photos: First Look at INTO THE BREECHES! at Stage West
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2022 Stage West will present George Brant’s hilarious Into the Breeches!, which begins a 4-week regional premiere run on Thursday, June 9. ...
VIDEO: Josh Levi Shares 'NASA' Performance
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022 With his soulful spirit, and attesting to his singular creative vision, Josh Levi gifts us with a live performance of his single “NASA”. Beginning his performance with an intimate approach while showing off his R&B cadence, Levi escapes the song using the black ambiance to his advantage and centerin...
Annabel Lee Announces Debut LP & Shares Track 'Los Angeles'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 Lee shares the powerful final single of the project, 'Los Angeles' out everywhere now. The most delicate and heart-wrenching song on the forthcoming LP, “Los Angeles” is the comfort to which every hopeless creative can empathetically cry along. With a pulsating soundscape like an unstable heartbeat,...
'THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Star Belinda Davids Returns To Joburg Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2023 South African singing sensation Belinda Davids returns to the Joburg Theatre with The Greatest Love of All* at the iconic Mandela Theatre from the 24 August to 10 September 2023....
Shania Twain's Global QUEEN OF ME Tour Kicked Off Last Night
by Blair Ingenthron - April 29, 2023 Let's go, girls! Last night, five-time GRAMMY️ Award-winning singer, best-selling female artist in country music history, and Queen of all Queens, Shania Twain, kicked off the first leg of her highly anticipated global Queen of Me Tour in Spokane, WA at Spokane Arena. ...
ON THE EXHALE By Martin Zimmerman Will Be Performed by Actors Collaborative Toledo
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2021 One the Exhale by Martin Zimmerman stars Marissa Rex as a woman facing an unthinkable tragedy. When a random act of gun violence tears one woman's world apart, she finds herself caught in the cross hairs of power lost and, very possibly, regained....
BASSET Debut New Single 'At My Feet'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 Acoustic songwriters Sam Clark and Yasmine Shelton, who make up the folk duo Basset, often look out the window of their Toronto basement apartment dreaming about going back to parts of the world they’ve fallen in love with. And it’s their appreciation for the natural world and its intersection with ...
Belinda Davids Makes Return To UK Stages With Tour Kicking Off This Month
by Stephi Wild - October 05, 2021 One month out, Australian producers of the hit Whitney Houston tribute concert The Greatest Love of All starring Belinda Davids have confirmed that their UK national tour is on track to kick-off later this month as scheduled....
VIDEO: Babyface & Ella Mai Unveil 'Keeps on Fallin'' Official Video
by Michael Major - August 31, 2022 The new video stars Emmy and GRAMMY® winning actress/comedienne Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip, Night School, Nobody’s Fool) as the very lively queen mother and Kendrick Sampson (Miss Juneteenth, “Insecure,” “The Vampire Diaries”) as the handsome prince who is courting Ella Mai. Babyface, who plays a d...
Angela Bassett, Rian Johnson and the Cast and Crew of RRR to Be Honored at the 6th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards
by Michael Major - December 05, 2022 The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced that Angela Bassett will receive the HCA Acting Achievement Award, Rian Johnson will receive the HCA Filmmaking Achievement Award, and the cast and crew of RRR will be presented with HCA Spotlight Award at the 6th Annual HCA Film Awards....
VIDEO: Ponderosa Grove Unveils New Video for 'Changin''
by Michael Major - March 16, 2022 Ponderosa Grove has released the video for their uplifting new single, “Changin’.” The song, inspired by the challenges of the pandemic, brims with optimism and poetic insights and is lavished with heavenly harmony vocals and elegant Americana instrumental virtuosity. Watch the new music video now!...
Jennifer Holliday & Loretta Devine to Talk DREAMGIRLS on FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022 This week Jennifer Holliday and Loretta Devine will sit down on Friday Night Vibes to discuss their experience working on 'Dreamgirls' with Tiffany Haddish and co-host Deon Cole. Additionally, super fan Diimond Meeks will perform 'And I Am Telling You' on the episode. Holliday and Devine starred in ...
freeFall Theatre Presents LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2022 The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of one ...
The Birmingham 2022 Festival Announces HEALING GARDENS OF BAB
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2022 The Birmingham 2022 Festival and Fierce today announce the programme for Healing Gardens of Bab - a celebration of queer artists from across the Commonwealth, queer culture and histories. ...
THE WANDERERS Will Play Off-Broadway in January 2023
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has just announced updates to the next season’s Fall/Winter programming Off-Broadway. The Wanderers, by Anna Ziegler, directed by Barry Edelstein will start performances on January 26, 2023 at the Laura Pels Theater in the Harold & Miri...
Chester Theatre Company Announces 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2023 Recently appointed Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin have announced Chester Theatre Company’s 2023 season, the first under their direction. Barry and Franklin are known for their award-winning work on the Town Hall Theatre stage, and they are now heading the organization ...
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Comes to Stage West
by Stephi Wild - February 03, 2023 An unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything—what more could go wrong? Plenty, and you’ll have a grand time finding out, in the uproarious The Play That Goes Wrong, which begins a 4-week run Thursday, February 16, following its initial run at Water...
My Idea Share New Single 'Crutch'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2022 My Idea, the duo comprised of best friends Lily Konigsberg (Palberta) and Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes) share “Crutch,” the new single from their upcoming debut album CRY MFER. CRY MFER, and “Crutch” specifically, exist as a document of Konigsberg and Amos’ collective breaking point, after record...
Thomas Bartlett Releases 'Bach: French Suites'
by Michael Major - May 27, 2022 Thomas Bartlett’s remarkable career has seen the musician, composer, and producer performing around the world both as Doveman and alongside The National, David Byrne, Nico Muhly, Anohni, Rufus Wainwright, and his own group, The Gloaming. Listen to the new suite!...
Photos: First Look at DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA Reopening on Broadway This Sunday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 15, 2021 David Byrne’s American Utopia will reopen on Broadway this Sunday, October 17 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street)....
Stage West Announces 2021-22 Season, Beginning in October 2021
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2021 Learn more about the full lineup, including Scrooge in Rouge, Between Riverside and Crazy, JQA, Church & State, On The Exhale, Witch, and Into the Breeches!... |